BLUE PLANET

from DOWN TO EARTH by Lorraine Bowen

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Lorraine was inspired to write this song after watching the short film on VIMEO called 'Overview' by The Planetary Collective.

Have you heard of the “Overview Effect“?
It’s a cognitive shift in awareness reported by many astronauts while viewing the Earth from outer space.
This is how NASA astronaut Rusty Schweickart described his sense of wonder the first time he saw planet Earth from space:
“You realize that on that little blue and white thing there is everything that means anything to you, all history and music and poetry and art and death and birth and love, all of it, on that little spot out there you can cover with your thumb.”
Michael Collins, the astronaut who flew the Apollo 11 around the Moon while Neil Armstrong made the first landing on its surface, used these words to describe the Earth:
“The thing that really surprised me was that it projected an air of fragility. And why, I don’t know. I don’t know to this day. I had a feeling it’s tiny, it’s shiny, it’s beautiful, it’s home, and it’s fragile“.

Frank White has written a book called the Overview Effect and Lorraine hopes he enjoys the song summing up that awe-inspiring feeling (although she can only imagine what it's like!).

Enjoy!

lyrics

Blue Planet by Lorraine Bowen

Looking down from outer space
The overview effect is awesome
Astronauts are there to face
The moon, the Milky Way and more
But increasingly aware
These astronauts declare
¬That it’s Planet Earth
The Blue Planet
That needs our love and care …

Hanging brightly, oh so tiny
Very beaut-i-ful and shiny
Awe inspiring, full of wonder
A little spot you can cover with your thumb

And they all become aware
These astronauts declare
¬That it’s Planet Earth
The Blue Planet
That needs our love and care …

The astronauts can spot destruction
Deforestation in the Amazon
Burning fires across Australia
Ultimately human failure

And petty politicians
Argue over their ambitions
If only everyone could see….
Planet Earth needs unity

The overview effect is priceless………

There is no other Planet like this………

And out there in the dark and silence

They understand the future
rests on ….us.

credits

from DOWN TO EARTH, released June 15, 2021
Lorraine Bowen - lyrics, music, voice, piano
Chris Conway - bass, vibraphone

Produced by Chris Conway

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Lorraine Bowen London, UK

Lorraine Bowen is a quirky fabulous songwriter with SEVEN albums up her sleeve! Her music is highly original has lovely melodies for all to sing along with!

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